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(1) Overview of activitiesUNDP helps countries in their efforts to achieve sustainable human development. It assists them in building their capacity to design and carry out development programmes in poverty eradication (employment creation and sustainable livelihoods), democratic governance, the protection and regeneration of the environment, HIV/AIDS, and crisis prevention and recovery. In all its activities, UNDP encourages the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women.
Through its global network, UNDP also develops and shares innovative approaches to conflict prevention and peace building, disaster mitigation and post-crisis recovery.
Learn more about UNDP.
(2) Role in emergency relief and reconstruction
UNDP is on the ground in 166 countries - on hand to operationalise crisis prevention and recovery and to help bridge the gap between emergency relief and long-term development. When emergencies and natural disasters occur, UNDP Offices on the ground help in coordinating rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts at the national, regional and local level.
UNDP's work in crisis and post-conflict environments (Natural Disaster Reduction, Mine Action, Conflict Prevention & Peace Building, etc.) has a strong emphasis on local capacity development, needs-identification and management.
Learn more about the UNDP’s Crisis Prevention and Recovery activities.
(3) Major opportunities for business support
UNDP has the unique ability to bring together different stakeholders - local and/or national governments, civil society organizations, other multilateral donors or development agencies and the private sector in efforts where joint collaboration is required to maximize impact. For more information on UNDP’s business partnerships, please see the following link.
The following resources are required to support UNDP emergency response activities:
> Cash (the most effective way to help affected countries)
> Transport and logistics
> Shelter / Housing
> Infrastructure (Including ICT & Communications)
> Disaster risk reduction expertise / equipment
> Waste management equipment
To learn more about how the private sector and UNDP has partnered with the private sector in crisis and emergencies, visit the COPE-Website of UNDP.
(4) Contribution/Contact information
If you wish to contact UNDP regarding a business partnership, please email: cosupport@undp.org
UNDP accepts cash contributions from business on its COPE-Website.
UNDP also works with a small number of companies who make significant contributions of in-kind goods or services. Typical in-kind contributions accepted by UNDP are worth US$10,000 – US$1million.
(5) Examples of engagement with the private sector
Overview: UNDP currently has over 85 partnerships with the private sector across all its practice areas.
OCHA, UNDP and DHL – Emergency relief
In 2005, UNDP and the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche Post that will establish three teams of as many as 100 DHL employee volunteers each at strategic airports in the Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East to speed relief supplies and equipment to disaster sites.
Growing Sustainable Businesses (GSB) - In a number of countries
The GSB's objective is to facilitate business-led enterprise solutions to poverty in advancement of the MDGs. These enterprise solutions accelerate and sustain access by the poor to needed goods and services; and/or employment and livelihoods opportunities. For more information please see http://www.undp.org/partners/business/gsb/ or contact: cosupport@undp.org
Angola Enterprise Programme
The Angola enterprise Programme (AEP) is a public-private partnership between the UNDP, a global energy company and the government of Angola. AEP supports the reconstruction process of Angola after having been ravaged by a three-decade civil war. It aims to create divers and robust enterprises to help reduce the high cost of domestic production, generate employment opportunities and increase the incomes of the growing population in Angola. For more information please contact: cosupport@undp.org
Global - ICT skills building
UNDP has partnered with a number of ICT companies to bridge the digital divide in developing countries. The partnerships focus on ICT skills development and access to information for poor and/or disadvantaged communities. For more information please contact: cosupport@undp.org
For more examples of UNDP working with the private sector please click here. For more information on partnerships in relation to crisis situations , visit the COPE-Website of UNDP.
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